Sash and screen fastener.



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vPatented Sept 22, 1908.

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sAsH AND SCREEN FASTENER.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 22, 1908. y

Application `filed April 20, 1907. Serial No. 369,338. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM ORCHARD Hai's, citizen of the United States, residing.

at Roosevelt, in the county of lilickitat and 5 State of' Washington, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Sash and Screen Fasteners, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention is an improved sash and screen fastener, and is primarily designed for -latching and locking swinging screens and the like, as well as sliding window saslies.

The present fastener is complete in itself and is ca' able of being applied wit-hout inaking any c iange in the window sash or screen, and is ca able of locking the sash open as well as closed? With these and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination 0` and arrangement of parts as will be here- \.-inai`ter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being nderstood that changes in the forni, propor- 5 tioriasize and minor details may be made witliinithe scope of the claims without departingfrom t ie spirit or sacrificing any ot the advantages of the invention.

In the di"a\vings,-Figuie 1 is an elevation of a window frame and saslies having a fastener of the` present invention a )plied thereto, a portion ofthe frame being broken awa to show a keeper wit-h which the fastener is adapted to engage. Fig. 2. is a longitudinal 5 sectional View taken at the outer side of the sashes and showing a hinged screen secured by a fastener of the present invention. Fior. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of the latci member. Fig. 4 is a. detail pers Jective view 0 of the keeper. Fig. 5 is a deta-i erspective View of another embodiment otP the latch member.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding arts in each of the several fig- 5 ures of the rawings.

Referring first more articularly to Fig. 3 of the drawings, it will e seen that the latch of the present invention includes a straight shank 1 terminating at one end in an enlarge- 0 ment 2, preferably circular in form and pierced by a central opening 3, thereby providing an eye for the reception of a support u on which the shank is adapted to swing. T ie free end of the shank is rovided with a laterally-disposed arm L1 pre erably integral with the shank and bent therefrom. Upon disposed in a plane substantially parallel wit i that of the shank andhaving its inner Vedge terminally shouldered, as at 6.

U on reference to Fig. 1 of thedrawing it will e seen that the fastener or latch is piv' otally secured to a slidingsash, such as shown of the sash tow lich it is secured by a suitable fastening S, preferably a screw, whereby the T-head is ofl'set laterally from the sash, and the entire latch is capable of swinging in a. plane substantially parallel with' the sash. For engagement by the fastener or latch there is provided a ilura-lity of keepers 9, one of which has been sliown in detail in Fig. 4 of tliediaiviiig. Each keeper is a flat metal plate having a central longitudinal slot or opening 10 and terminal perforations 11, the latter being adapted to receive suitable fastenings, whereby the keeper is secured upon the window frame in position to receive one end of the latch or fastener. It will of course be understood that a socket or recess 12 is formed in the frame in alinement with the opening 10 in the keeper, so as to receive the head of tlie latch. y

Then the lower sash is closed, one end of the head of the latch enga-ges a lower keeper so as to prevent opening of the sash. The sash can be held in various elevated positions by swinging the latch into' engagement with any one of a series of keepers applied to the window frame. The latch may be engaged with a keeper by swinging it above its ivotal su port as well as below the same. iiVhen use( in connection with a. sash which is balanced b sash weights the latch merely locks the sas i, but when used in connection with a sash which is not balanced the latch also serves to support the sash as well as to lock the same.

I propose to give the enlargement 2 the form of a cam arranged to bear against the window frame when the latch is swunginto a.

the window frame and form a temporary support for the window sash at positions intermediate the positively locked positions of the sash. "It will of course be understood that the cam oiieccentric portion engages the the outer end of the arm there is a T-head 5v at 7, and is applied toene of the side rails' 4 A predetermined position so as to jam against so 'i window frame in\\one position only of the latch, 'in order to permit of the quick raising and iowering of the sashwvithout interference on the part of the cam.

Upon examination of Fig? 5\of the drawf understood that the device o i i i .I v\\\\\l I ings` it Willhe noted that I piippse to forni an arcuate flange 14 upon theouter edge Vofthe enlargement 3 so as to provi le,an extended u bearing of the cani upon the Window frame.

v n n Y Lpon examination of Figg of the draw ings, whe-rein 13 designates sivinging or lhinged Window screen, it will beseein that the present fastener may be applieil\in"siibstanback of the keeper at either end of theslot o1 opening 10 thereby to prevent the latch from being accidentally sprung out of engagement with the keeper.

i From the foregoing descri tion it willbe fp the piesent invention is exceedingly simple and at the,

saine time effective for the purpose designed'.

It maybe applied without altering the win"`` dow in any manner, and does not require any ik WILLIAM ORCHARD HYS particular skill to mount it in place.

1. A' fastener of the character described comprising a swinging latch which is provided at its free end with a laterally-directed arm having a T-head at the outer end of the arm and in substantial parallelism with the shank.

l l' 2. As an article of manufacture, a swingingr 30 latch. having a shank provided at its free end with a laterally directed arm having aTl-head at the outer end ofthe arm in substantial parallelisni with the shank, the other end of the shank terminating in a segment having a pivot opening eccentric to the curved surface thereof. l

3. A fastener of the character described comprising a swinging shank having a lateral arm at its free end and a T-`head upon the outer end of the arm, the head and shank being disposed at opposite sides of the arm, and.f

shoulders upon the inner edve of the head.

In testimony wher-cof I aihxiziy signature in presence of tivo witnesses. 

